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| AMD Athlon X2 5200+ vs II X2 250 |
Released August, 2010
AMD Athlon X2 5200+
- 2.7 GHz
- Dual core
Reasons to buy the AMD Athlon X2 5200+
![]() | Newer Aug, 2010 |
VS
Released June, 2009
AMD Athlon II X2 250
- 3 GHz
- Dual core
Reasons to buy the II X2 250
![]() | Much more l2 cache 2 MB | ![]() | Much newer manufacturing process 32 nm |
![]() | Much better PassMark score 1,750 | ![]() | Much better geekbench 2 (32-bit) score 2,690 |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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Newer | Aug, 2010 | vs | Jun, 2009 | Release date over 1 years later | |||
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Much more l2 cache | 2 MB | vs | 1 MB | 2x more l2 cache; more data can be stored in the l2 cache for quick access later | |||
Much newer manufacturing process | 32 nm | vs | 65 nm | A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor | |||
Much better PassMark score | 1,750 | vs | 1,383 | More than 25% better PassMark score | |||
Much better geekbench 2 (32-bit) score | 2,690 | vs | 1,937 | Around 40% better geekbench 2 (32-bit) score | |||
Higher clock speed | 3 GHz | vs | 2.7 GHz | More than 10% higher clock speed | |||
Much better performance per watt | 1.79 pt/W | vs | 0.78 pt/W | More than 2.2x better performance per watt | |||
Much more l2 cache per core | 1 MB/core | vs | 0.5 MB/core | 2x more l2 cache per core | |||
Much higher Maximum operating temperature | 74 °C | vs | 68 °C | Around 10% higher Maximum operating temperature | |||
Better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.72 GHz | vs | 3.61 GHz | Around 5% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
Much better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 4.04 GHz | vs | 3.38 GHz | Around 20% better overclocked clock speed (Water) |
Benchmarks Real world tests of Athlon X2 5200+ vs II X2 250
GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Athlon X2 5200+
1,563
Athlon II X2 250
2,814
GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Athlon X2 5200+
847
Athlon II X2 250
1,524
GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Athlon X2 5200+
54.2 MB/s
Athlon II X2 250
120,700 MB/s
GeekBench (32-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Athlon X2 5200+
1,937
Athlon II X2 250
2,690
GeekBench (64-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Athlon X2 5200+
3,371
Athlon II X2 250
2,929
GeekBench
Athlon X2 5200+
3,371
Athlon II X2 250
4,461
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
Athlon X2 5200+
1,383
Athlon II X2 250
1,750
PassMark (Single Core)
Athlon X2 5200+
810
Athlon II X2 250
1,008
Reviews Word on the street
Athlon X2 5200+ | vs | II X2 250 | ||
![]() | 7.0 | 6.0 |
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Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Athlon X2 5200+ | vs | II X2 250 |
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Clock speed | 2.7 GHz | 3 GHz | |
Cores | Dual core | Dual core | |
Socket type | |||
AM3 | |||
AM2 | |||
Is unlocked | No | No | |
features | |||
Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
Has virtualization support | Yes | Yes | |
Instruction set extensions | |||
SSE4a | |||
AVX 1.1 | |||
SSE2 | |||
F16C | |||
MMX | |||
XOP | |||
AVX | |||
SSE3 | |||
SSE | |||
BMI1 | |||
AMD64 | |||
SSE4.1 | |||
FMA4 | |||
FMA3 | |||
SSE4.2 | |||
ABM | |||
CVT16 | |||
AMD-V | |||
3DNow! | |||
Supplemental SSE3 | |||
AES | |||
TBM | |||
Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes | |
power consumption | |||
TDP | 65W | 65W | |
Annual home energy cost | 15.66 $/year | 15.66 $/year | |
Annual commercial energy cost | 56.94 $/year | 56.94 $/year | |
Performance per watt | 0.78 pt/W | 1.79 pt/W | |
Typical power consumption | 52.81W | 52.81W | |
bus | |||
Clock speed | 2,000 MHz | 2,000 MHz |
details | Athlon X2 5200+ | vs | II X2 250 |
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Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 | |
Threads | 2 | 2 | |
L2 cache | 1 MB | 2 MB | |
L2 cache per core | 0.5 MB/core | 1 MB/core | |
L3 cache | 0 MB | 0 MB | |
L3 cache per core | 0 MB/core | 0 MB/core | |
Manufacture process | 65 nm | 32 nm | |
Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
Voltage range | 0.95 - 1.4V | 0.85 - 1.43V | |
Operating temperature | 55 - 68°C | Unknown - 74°C | |
overclocking | |||
Overclocked clock speed | 3.61 GHz | 3.72 GHz | |
Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3.38 GHz | 4.04 GHz | |
PassMark (Overclocked) | 1,603.5 | 2,374.3 | |
Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.61 GHz | 3.72 GHz | |
integrated graphics | |||
GPU | None | None | |
Label | N/A | N/A | |
Latest DirectX | N/A | N/A | |
Number of displays supported | N/A | N/A | |
GPU clock speed | N/A | N/A | |
Turbo clock speed | N/A | N/A | |
3DMark06 | N/A | N/A |
AMD Athlon X2 5200+ ![]() | AMD Athlon II X2 250 ![]() |
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